The Role of Bioreactor Landfill Concept in Waste Management in India

Abstract

The sustainable landfilling concept has several advantages
over conventional waste management practices in addressing various
socio-economic and environmental concerns. This study presents
an overview of the sustainable landfilling concept and various unit processes
associated with it. The waste management approaches followed
in the city of Bangalore and the benefits of applying the sustainable landfilling
concept are discussed. A review of the bioreactor landfills, landfill
mining, and biocover systems are presented. Laboratory scale bioreactor
studies on the degradation of mechanically and biologically treated
waste of Bangalore city under anaerobic, aerobic, and semi-aerobic conditions
are presented. The performance of bioreactor landfills and the
selection of waste treatment units are greatly influenced by the municipal
solid waste properties and hence are reviewed in the study.